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Harmless parody or insidious racism? NSW deputy premier threatens to sue FriendlyJordies

New South Wales Deputy Premier John Barilaro is reportedly threatening legal action against YouTuber and political satirist Jordan Shanks, better known as friendlyjordies, over allegedly defamatory and “racist” comments. Shanks’s …

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Government ramps up construction blitz in Preston

The state government is ramping up efforts to remove four dangerous and congested level crossings in Preston with a construction blitz said to take place along the Mernda line. Crews are …

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Georgina Papafotiou’s resignation from helm of Agia Paraskevi board causes commotion

The Greek Community of Agia Paraskevi, St Albans, was set to turn a new leaf in February with the appointment of Georgina Papafotiou, the former mayor of Brimback, to the …

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Locally transmitted COVID-19 case noted in Sydney

Premier Gladys Berejiklian confirmed a new case, a man in his 50s from south-east Sydney. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the man “is very active in the community” and had …

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Reinventing the nostalgia of yiayia’s cooking in the MasterChef kitchen

Conor Curran may have divided some Greek-Australian MasterChef viewers with his reinventions of some classic Greek dishes like avgolemono but he’s kept the judges happy. Behind these inventive reboots is …

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Greek church closure due to committee wrangles

The Archdiocese of Australia confirmed the news of the closure of Sts Raphael, Nicholas and Irene in Liverpool, Sydney, in an announcement alleging “unlawful acts and decisions” by the current …

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Hawthorn Spartans have a lot to prove against Old Melburnians this weekend

When the Hawthorn Spartans face Old Melburnians this Saturday, they will be keen to put behind them last week’s Round 4 record mauling by Old Scotch. The result on 1 …

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The Art of Sacrifice: A new book celebrates George Petrou’s commemorative art

Many readers will be aware of Melbourne artist and graphic designer, George Petrou OAM and his paintings of individual Anzacs and celebrated Australians. His distinctive paintings which vividly bring to …

Elderly Greeks learn how to keep in touch with their families the smartphone way

For Christina Ntaliani, the great reward is watching the joy on her elderly students’ faces when they receive their first response from a grandchild to their first message that they …

Pandemic budget 2.0, a window into the treasurer’s soul

What in America they call the State of the Union, in Australia we call the federal budget. As surprising as it may seem, Australian budgets aren’t really about money — …

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